Charles R : 546 books
Shakespeare the Man
New Decipherings
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2014
While over the past four hundred years numerous opinions have been voiced as to Shakespeare's identity, these eleven essays widen the scope of the investigation by regarding Shakespeare, his world, and his works in their interaction with one another. Instead of restricting the search for bits and...
Kicking & Dreaming
A Story of Heart, Soul, and Rock and Roll
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2012
The story of Heart is a story of heart and soul and rock ’n’ roll. Since finding their love of music and performing as teenagers in Seattle, Washington, Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson, have been part of the American rock music landscape. From 70s classics like “Magic Man” and “Barracuda”...
Abraham
One Nomad's Amazing Journey of Faith
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2014
When we rewind history back to Abraham’s era, we encounter people who concocted false superstitions to explain the unexplainable. Powerful kings claimed to be gods, building massive pyramids to achieve immortality. Out of this mass of misunderstandings, one man emerged. The man we know today as...
by W. Brad Johnson, Charles R. Ridley
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2008
From the authors of Elements of Mentoring, this handy guide pulls the existing research on the delicate balance of professional ethics into one concise source.
Johnson and Ridley explore seventy-five of the most important and pithy truths for supervisors in all fields, including questions of...
by Charles R. Mitchell, Kirk W. House
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2004
Bath is the home of America's oldest county fair. The commmunity was planned as western New York's "Queen City," a great metropolis, with broad tree-lined boulevards and spacious squares. Airplanes and ladders were made here, and four railroads-from the "champagne train" to the "kick and push" line-ran...
by Charles R. Mitchell, Kirk W. House
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2003
Lenses for railroad lanterns, cut glass for the White House table, Thomas Edison's first light bulb-the glass for all of these was made in Corning, the glass capital of America, the Crystal City. From 1880 to World War I, newfound wealth sparked a spending and building boom that shaped the city. Corning...
by Jim Berkenstadt, Charles R. Cross
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2012
Nevermind was the album that took Nirvana out of Seattle's alternative rock scene and turned them into a worldwide mainstream sensation. This book documents the album by featuring interviews with the band members and producers and recontructs how the album was made.
Tin Can Sailor
Life Aboard the USS Sterett, 1939-1945
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2014
More than eight hundred sailors served aboard the Sterett during her hazardous and demanding duties in World War II. This is the story of those men and their beloved ship, recorded by a junior officer who served on the famous destroyer from her commissioning in 1939 to April 1943, when he was wounded...
The Sages
Warren Buffett, George Soros, Paul Volcker, and the Maelstrom of Markets
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2009
Throughout the violent financial disruptions of the past several years, three men have stood out as beacons of judgment and wisdom: Warren Buffett, George Soros, and Paul Volcker. Though their experiences and styles vary-Buffett is the canny stock market investor; Soros is the reader of shifting global...
Glenn H. Curtiss
Aviation Pioneer
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2001
Glenn Curtiss beat even the Wright brothers (who sued him bitterly) to get pilot�s license No. 1 in America. He teamed with Alexander Graham Bell, helped develop the moving wing part known as the aileron, introduced tricycle landing gear, made the first airplane sales, and turned aeronautics into a...
Loan Sharks
The Birth of Predatory Lending
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2017
Predatory lending: A problem rooted in the past that continues today.
Looking for an investment return that could exceed 500 percent annually; maybe even twice that much?
Private, unregulated lending to high-risk borrowers is the answer, or at least it was in the United States for much...
Two One Pony
An American Soldier's Year in Vietnam, 1969
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2011
Thoughtful, reflective narrative of a reluctant soldier in Vietnam.
by Charles R. Anderson
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2013
LEYTE - The U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II
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World War II was the largest and most violent armed conflict in the history of mankind. However, the half century that now separates us from that conflict has exacted...
Death, Daring, and Disaster
Search and Rescue in the National Parks
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2005
375 exciting tales of heroism and tragedy drawn from the nearly 150,000 search and rescue missions carried out by the National Park Service since 1872.